IOW, will a clear glass tank cover between the light source and the water surface make that light any less effective relative to our plant's needs? Thanks!

Hi. This is my first planted tank, yeah i know it's a bowl. 12 litres (3 gal). For the substrate, i use pumice, laterite, base fertilizer amd aquasoil. Lamp is DIY 24 watt HPL with lens. It's 10 days now and i already make second tank. This is my first ever planted tank And this is my second...

This is a three month update. In fact, I had to restart the tank after the first month due to an unwanted effect of a supposedly "neutral sand" substrate, so it is about two months since its final setup. The three main stalks of Ludwigia R. are emersing and looking good. I removed the lid...

Hi all! I've been really excited since learning my apartment complex is fine with us getting whatever tank size we want (on slab, gonna be here for another 2-3 years min while saving for a house in the same neighborhood). While at first I wanted to go full hog and big, I remembered my interest...

Hi all, I'm new to the Walstad method and aquarium keeping as a whole. As such I would like to reassure that this question is strictly hypothetical for now. Would it be possible to do a fully planted Walstad tank for large fish such as Flowerhorns or Oscars? The vast majority of Walstad tanks...